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The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists.
A UCSF physician known for his work on medical errors and for spawning the "hospitalist" specialty in the US is ranked No. 26 among the nation's top 50 doctors by Modern Physician magazine.
UCSF researchers are calling for new laws to hold industry-sponsored science to the same high-level standards as government-funded research.
UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.
Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.
Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.
A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.
UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.
Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).
Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.
A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.
Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.
Now that researchers have identified genes associated with lung rejection — the biggest barrier to long-term survival for lung transplant patients — they hope to develop better tests to detect it.
The grateful parents of a boy treated at UCSF Children's Hospital has set up a fund to help families get the extra comforts they need when a son or daughter is hospitalized for an extended time.
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a budget yesterday that includes a 3 percent funding increase for salary raises, including money for merit-based increases and funds to address market-based and equity issues.
AIDS Walk San Francisco is this Sunday, July 17, so if you haven't signed up to join a UCSF team or sponsored a walker, now is the time to do so.
Bruce Conklin, an associate professor of medicine and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has provided mouse heart cells and embryonic stem cells to the new exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
With the recent attacks to the public transportation system in London, the US Homeland Security Advisory system threat level has been elevated to "<strong>Orange</strong>" (High), for public transportation systems only.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the honor roll in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on "America's Best Hospitals," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
The campus community is invited to hear a sobering perspective about the war in Iraq when a reporter talks about his new book at UCSF on July 20.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/honorroll.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">honor roll</a> in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on"<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">America's Best Hospitals</a>," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
Doctors from UCSF Medical Center will be volunteering their time and medical expertise to assist runners at the 2005 San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, July 31.
UCSF's Patricia Benner is taking the lead on a study to determine the best way to improve nursing education to reflect changes in health care delivery.
Images from UCSF campuses at Laurel Heights and Parnassus Heights come together in a unique DVD release now playing in the first-floor lobby at 3333 California Street.
UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop will be the guest on KQED's "Forum" program tomorrow (July 7), from 9 to 10 a.m., the first hour of a two-hour special the radio show is doing on innovation in the Bay Area.
Campus life at UCSF Mission Bay will take a dramatic turn for the better when the long-awaited community center and much-needed housing complex opens this fall.
UCSF Medical Center recently opened 18 new patient beds -- most in private rooms -- in the Emergency Department (ED) as part of a major renovation.
Secret lives are no fun if no one knows about them. So next time you are passing through the Parnassus office of Hematology/Oncology, ask Camper English, resident writer, veteran clubber and all-around authority on swag, scams and what happens after midnight, for some tips.